(a) No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the demolition of any building or be employed or hired as a contractor or subcontractor to demolish any building or part thereof without being licensed by the City to engage in such work.
(b) No license shall be granted unless the applicant shall give a surety bond to the City in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) on the condition that the applicant shall pay any and all damages and injuries which may occur to any private or public property; and that the applicant so licensed shall save, indemnify and hold harmless the City against all liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses which may in any way accrue against the City in consequence of the granting of such license and permit, and shall in all things strictly comply with the condition of his license and permit. The contractor shall file and keep in force and effect a good and sufficient bond or continuance certificate during such period of renewal of license.
(c) No license for a demolition contractor shall be granted until the applicant shall provide evidence of liability insurance of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for personal injury liability and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for property damage liability and, in addition thereto, certification showing that all employees of the applicant are covered by Ohio Workers’ Compensation or equivalent insurance. The contractor shall further keep in force and effect the foregoing insurances during the period of the license. (Ord. 267-90. Passed 12-17-90.)
(d) All demolition contractors, in addition to all other requirements of this chapter, must at the time of initial application for a demolition contractor’s license and at the time of every renewal of a demolition contractor’s license, furnish a statement indicating the locations or places where all demolition materials will be disposed of and documentary proof that such disposal site or sites are approved by the appropriate state and/or local authorities for the disposal of demolition materials. If the disposal location or locations are in the Stark County District, the contractor must provide the Building Department with a copy of their demolition materials disposal site or transfer site permit from the Stark County Board of Health. No demolition contractor’s license shall be issued or renewed until this requirement has been satisfied. (Ord. 204-94. Passed 8-22-94.)
(e) A license shall be renewed annually upon proof that all requirements contained in this section have been met and upon the payment of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) on or before February 28 of each year without the requirement of reapplication. A seventy-five dollar ($75.00) late fee shall be assessed for licensing renewals after February 28.
(Ord. 242-02. Passed 12-16-02.)
(f) No person, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association may hold or renew a Demolition Contractor Registration unless the Contractor is paid in full or is current and not otherwise delinquent in the payment of City income taxes, including any obligation to pay taxes withheld from employees under Section 182.05 and any payment on net profits under Section 182.06.
(1) A certificate of compliance issued by the Treasurer or the Canton Income Tax Department must be provided at the time of application for registration or renewal.
(2) Falsification of any information related to or any violation of the requirement to pay City income taxes set forth in subsection (f) shall constitute cause for the rescission of the registration at the City’s discretion.
(3) No person, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association which has as one of its partners, shareholders or owners, a person who is a twenty percent (20%) or greater equity owner in such partnership, corporation or unincorporated association and who is delinquent in the payment of City income taxes as set forth in subsection (f), may receive or renew a registration with the City under Chapters 1311, 1312, 1313, 1315, 1317, 1319 or 1321.
(4) The licensed contractor agrees to withhold all City income taxes due or payable under Chapter 182 of the Codified Ordinances for wages, salaries, fees and commissions paid to its employees and further agrees that any of its subcontractors shall be required to agree to withhold any such City income taxes due for services performed under this contract. In addition the licensed contractor agrees with the City regarding the manner of withholding of City income taxes as provided in Section 718.011(F) of the Ohio Revised Code.
A. Municipal income tax withholding provisions of Sections 718.011(B)(1) and 718.011(D) of the Ohio Revised Code shall not apply to qualifying wages paid to the licensed contractor’s or any of its subcontractor’s employees for work done or services performed or rendered inside the City or on City property.
B. The licensed contractor agrees to withhold income tax for the City from employees’ qualifying wages earned inside the City or on City property, beginning with the first day of work done or services performed or rendered inside the City.
(Ord. 252-2016. Passed 12-12-16.)